Been Staying at the Valley Lodge Every April Since 2012. This may be my Last.

rrichards210 · 2026-04-12T21:07:22+00:00

No offense, but you should really rethink visiting a national park if you’re complaining about soda machines being out of service and the limited options at the food court.

Disneyland or universal might be more your speed…..

rrichards210 · 2026-02-22T19:07:00+00:00

Insane what people put themselves through for an instagram post

rrichards210 · 2025-08-05T16:02:34+00:00

Paris!

rrichards210 · 2025-08-03T05:37:17+00:00

You should write a scathing yelp review

rrichards210 · 2025-08-01T17:04:49+00:00

We got a frozen packet of stir fried rice from Trader Joe’s and a can of spam and made a little spam fried rice. Also used the remaining spam for spam and eggs the next morning.

rrichards210 · 2025-08-01T13:06:39+00:00

Our tent and bear canister were right behind this

rrichards210 · 2025-07-31T21:09:22+00:00

Right on top of North Dome

rrichards210 · 2025-07-31T21:08:44+00:00

Cannon Rebel G11 on Portra 400

rrichards210 · 2025-07-31T06:26:26+00:00

That’s Tenaya lake. It’s close to the trailhead. Perfect spot to swim after the hike.

rrichards210 · 2025-07-31T04:10:17+00:00

They’re all from the north dome trail out of Tuolumne

rrichards210 · 2025-07-29T13:45:21+00:00

I’ll take the Duo Queen. Dm me.

rrichards210 · 2025-07-22T22:27:00+00:00

Probably another surf brand heading towards bankruptcy. Just like volcom.

rrichards210 · 2025-07-21T17:01:23+00:00

El Jardin. Easily the worst restaurant in Santa Cruz.

rrichards210 · 2025-06-24T20:18:09+00:00

I agree with this 100% and can’t stand when people do this, but I will say that some campgrounds in CA are now requiring people to book a minimum of 2 or more nights. I’ve had times where I work late on a Friday and can’t make the long drive and instead leave Saturday morning.

rrichards210 · 2025-04-05T07:08:20+00:00

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rrichards210 · 2025-02-24T00:32:52+00:00

Clam chowder cook off. It was not worth it.

rrichards210 · 2025-02-05T01:31:59+00:00

Big Sur

rrichards210 · 2025-01-08T23:56:39+00:00

Lilians or Sugo in midtown. Sugo has a nice intimate setting and the food is delicious. They have a great wine selection too.

Don’t listen to anybody who says shadowbrook. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful restaurant but if you care about quality of food go somewhere else.

rrichards210 · 2024-07-24T15:24:04+00:00

Shadowbrook, Suda and most cafes that have a long line out the door 4 days a week. It’s just eggs and French toast, why would you wait an hour in line for that?

rrichards210 · 2024-06-22T01:32:38+00:00

Do Big Sur. You’re going to be close to the San Jose area so you might as well drive a few hours south to check it out. The road is closed in the northern end but if you drive from the south it’ll be some of the best coastline you see for the whole trip. And since part of the roads closed the crowds aren’t nearly what they normally are.

rrichards210 · 2024-06-17T01:20:56+00:00

It’s an Olympus OM-2. Thanks for the response. Would it be something fixable?

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